heroic
pronunciation
How to pronounce heroic in British English:
UK [həˈrəʊɪk]
How to pronounce heroic in American English:
US [həˈroʊɪk]
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- Noun:
- a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
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- Adjective:
- very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
- relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity
- having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes
- impressive in size or scope
- showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort
Word Origin
- heroic (adj.)
- 1540s, shortened from heroical (early 15c.), also heroycus "noble, magnanimous," from Latin heroicus "of a hero, heroic, mythical," from Greek heroikos "pertaining to heroes," from heros (see hero (n.1)). Earlier was heroical (early 15c.). The Heroic Age in Greece was the time before the return of the armies from the fall of Troy. Related: Heroically. Heroic verse (1610s), decasyllabic iambic, is from Italian.
Synonym
Example
- 1. They share tales of heroic teachers and brave children .
- 2. However , that does not make phoenix a heroic freedom fighter .
- 3. The authors also make heroic assumptions about progress in emerging markets .
- 4. This makes the green scene heroic , both unworldly and faintly annoying .
- 5. Speaking personally I am glad to be a heroic man .